Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens Reviews

Review score: 9.3 / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £1079

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Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating

9.3

9.3 average based on 571 reviews.

How customers rate Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens

Ease of use

9.4

Image quality

9.4

Build quality

9.5

Value for money

8.8

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Brand – Canon
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Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens features

	Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens
Lens type	Zoom
Lens category	Wide-angle
Compatibility	Canon EF mount
Image stabilisation	IS
Focal length	16 – 35 mm
Maximum aperture	f/4
Minimum aperture	f/22
Focusing	Manual & autofocus
Minimum focusing distance	0.28 m
Elements and grouping	16 elements in 12 groups
Diaphragm blades	9 circular blades
Filter diameter	77 mm
Silent focusing	Yes
Box contents	– Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens – Black
Dimensions	82.6 x 112.8 mm (D x L)
Weight	615 g
Manufacturer’s guarantee	1 year
Price	£1079
Number of Reviews	571
Review Score	9.3 / 10 Average score in category: 9.2 / 10
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Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Lenses. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Lenses are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Lenses. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Canon are really well respected for making great Lenses.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Lenses. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens and seeing how that compares to other Lenses and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Canon.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Lenses. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £1079.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.8 out of 10.

How much do Lenses cost on average?

We searched for all of the Lenses that we could find at Currys. In total we found 55 different products available.

The average price of Lenses was £522.03, which makes Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens above average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Lenses can vary. Of the 55 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £99.00 and the highest price we saw was £2329.99.

In the Lenses category, 4 products cost more than Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens and 50 cost less.

How much are Canon Lenses?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Lenses made by Canon. We managed to find 22 options at Currys.

The average price of these 22 products was £725.45. With the cheapest coming in at £99.00 and most expensive currently showing as £2329.99. Based on this price analysis it shows that Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens is above average against other Canon Lenses.

Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 571 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens is just what you’re after.

Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens has a customer review score of 9.4 and our review score is 9.3 out of 10. The average review score in the Lenses category is 9.2 with an average of 39 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Canon is 8.8 based on an average of 86 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Lenses. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are Canon EF 24-105 mm f/4 L II USM Standard Zoom Lens reviews, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens reviews or CANON EF 35 mm f/2 IS USM Standard Prime Lens reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like Canon RF 35 mm f/1.8 IS STM Macro Lens reviews or even CANON EF-M 32 mm f/1.4 STM Standard Lens reviews.

Buying Canon branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Lenses.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Canon then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-angle Zoom Lens and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Lenses. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.3/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 571 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 3217470499

- Product ID 2: 10022935

- Brand: Canon

- Model number: f/4L

- EAN: 4549292009903

- Description: The high performance Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-Angle Zoom Lens offers a professional quality construction with a fixed aperture, image stabilisation and silent focusing.High performanceThis ultra wide-angle zoom lens offers excellent optical performance and versatility. Offering extremely sharp images with very little distortion, the EF 16-35 mm is perfectly suited to landscapes, architecture, photo journalism, travel and more.With a constant f/4 maximum aperture at all focal lengths the EF 16-35 mm can be used for shooting in a wide range of light conditions. Staying constant over the full focal-length range, there’s no need to adjust shutter speed or ISO when zooming.Steady and silentShot sharp with Canon’s four-stop Image Stabiliser (IS) technology, delivering steady shots in all situations, including low light. IS also provides steady, blur free video recording, great for handheld shooting.Focusing is fast and virtually silent thanks to the ring-type ultrasonic motor (USM), ideal when shooting in quiet environments or video recording.Smooth and sharp shootingA 9-blade circular aperture diaphragm offers a beautifully smooth blurred background to make your foreground subjects stand out more sharply.Three aspherical elements ensure sharpness and clarity right into full frame corners throughout the focal range. Chromatic aberration is virtually eliminated thanks to two Ultra Low Dispersion (UD) elements.Professional constructionA Super Spectra coating delivers accurate colour balance and enhanced contrast, while also helping to reduce ghosting and flare. Fluorine coatings on the front and rear elements offer resistance to dust and water droplets for optimum image quality.The non-rotating front element allows you easily attach filters such as a polarizing filter for your landscape photography.Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts, the Canon EF 16-35 mm f/4L USM IS Wide-Angle Zoom Lens is compact and lightweight for taking with your on all your photographic journeys.